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Minnesota in 2007

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Minnesota changed −0.8%, against +0.6% for the United States and +2.8% in 2006.

17,930 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,508 single-family), −32.0% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.

−0.8%Minnesota index, 2006–2007US +0.6%
17,930housing units permitted in 200714,508 single-family
58 of 87counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.7%
1,398,415units permitted nationally in 2007
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Counties in 2007

Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2007Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Kittson County+15.8%661.5
Yellow Medicine County+14.8%12121.3
Marshall County+14.2%440.5
Mahnomen County+10.8%110.2
Pipestone County+10.7%1081.1
Traverse County+9.9%992.9
Wilkin County+9.0%14142.2
Lake of the Woods County+7.8%26266.9
Cook County+7.0%13313324.1
Faribault County+6.6%14141.0
Lincoln County+6.6%16162.9
Nobles County+6.1%29291.3
Lac qui Parle County+5.4%11111.6
Stevens County+5.4%21172.2
Rock County+5.1%27252.8
Martin County+5.0%28281.4
Pope County+4.8%61615.3
Swift County+4.5%49335.0
Norman County+4.3%991.4
Pennington County+4.3%16141.2
Itasca County+4.1%2122124.7
Cottonwood County+3.8%880.7
Polk County+3.8%1091093.6
Chippewa County+3.5%25252.0
Sibley County+3.3%22221.4
Becker County+3.2%2552137.2
Hubbard County+3.2%76763.4
Cass County+3.1%43132613.7
Kandiyohi County+3.0%1121062.5
Lake County+2.9%92928.6
Houston County+2.8%58583.2
Koochiching County+2.8%73736.3
Otter Tail County+2.7%70701.1
Redwood County+2.7%21211.4
Lyon County+2.6%84553.3
Renville County+2.4%20201.4
St. Louis County+2.4%6255203.1
Douglas County+2.2%2282285.7
Freeborn County+2.1%59361.9
Wabasha County+1.9%74743.4
Beltrami County+1.8%1791133.8
Todd County+1.8%1171124.5
Clearwater County+1.7%880.9
Grant County+1.7%1823.0
Clay County+1.4%4373276.5
Jackson County+1.3%14141.4
Blue Earth County+1.2%2912764.1
Murray County+1.2%25253.1
Carlton County+1.1%1911345.2
Big Stone County+0.6%19193.8
Winona County+0.6%144972.9
Morrison County+0.4%2091816.0
Roseau County+0.4%18181.2
Steele County+0.4%1221113.3
Watonwan County+0.4%17171.5
Crow Wing County+0.3%4954257.2
McLeod County+0.3%73732.0
Olmsted County+0.3%6645284.0
Mower County0.0%66661.6
Waseca County−0.1%45452.4
Aitkin County−0.4%25425015.6
Red Lake County−0.6%661.5
Stearns County−0.6%6645844.0
Nicollet County−0.8%98942.9
Fillmore County−0.9%76763.5
Hennepin County−0.9%2,5731,3742.0
Meeker County−1.0%68682.9
Carver County−1.1%6275795.5
Le Sueur County−1.1%89873.0
Benton County−1.2%1161162.8
Goodhue County−1.5%1441443.0
Ramsey County−1.5%6212311.1
Brown County−1.6%59532.3
Pine County−1.6%1011013.3
Washington County−1.7%1,2681,0994.4
Chisago County−1.8%1431432.4
Sherburne County−1.8%3333333.2
Dakota County−1.9%1,0798062.4
Wright County−1.9%7797794.9
Rice County−2.1%2261963.2
Scott County−2.2%7535964.7
Anoka County−2.5%1,0679452.8
Kanabec County−2.6%55553.3
Isanti County−2.8%1771694.0
Dodge County−3.4%48482.2
Mille Lacs County−3.6%1351294.9
Wadena County−7.0%69424.8

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Minnesota by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 25,494 units (20,675 single-family, 4,819 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 27,043 units (22,085 single-family, 4,958 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 24,900 units (20,060 single-family, 4,840 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 30,443 units (25,011 single-family, 5,432 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 33,341 units (26,664 single-family, 6,677 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 32,814 units (25,549 single-family, 7,265 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 34,151 units (26,927 single-family, 7,224 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 38,977 units (28,631 single-family, 10,346 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 42,046 units (32,731 single-family, 9,315 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 41,843 units (32,580 single-family, 9,263 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 36,509 units (29,566 single-family, 6,943 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 26,352 units (20,901 single-family, 5,451 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 17,930 units (14,508 single-family, 3,422 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 11,551 units (8,908 single-family, 2,643 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 9,425 units (7,314 single-family, 2,111 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,840 units (7,053 single-family, 2,787 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 8,890 units (6,733 single-family, 2,157 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 16,095 units (9,197 single-family, 6,898 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 17,313 units (11,114 single-family, 6,199 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 16,990 units (10,689 single-family, 6,301 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 19,545 units (10,900 single-family, 8,645 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 21,449 units (12,071 single-family, 9,378 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 21,953 units (13,508 single-family, 8,445 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 25,673 units (13,574 single-family, 12,099 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 28,586 units (13,709 single-family, 14,877 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 28,148 units (14,707 single-family, 13,441 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 33,652 units (16,704 single-family, 16,948 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 31,126 units (13,483 single-family, 17,643 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 25,667 units (12,770 single-family, 12,897 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 20,913 units (13,420 single-family, 7,493 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 20,947 units (12,886 single-family, 8,061 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Minnesota by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.